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A broader question relates to the use of any tone controls. Tone controls add to the circuit path and therefore degrade the signal. I prefer the straightest signal path I can get and I have the tone controls switched off on my preamp. It sounds much cleaner and better that way. Unfortuanately too much bass is all the rage now from movie theaters to factory-installed radios in cars. In both of my cars I turn the bass almost all the way off because in the so-called middle or "neutral" position on the bass knob there is way too much bass. I am looking for a natural amount of all ranges in the sound spectrum, bass included. Over boasted bass is for listeners who never grew up as I see it and are trying to get attention with a lot of noise.